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    The Zombies are Coming… to Dublin

    by xuyen Posted on July 29, 2011

    As you know, our zombies are perpetually on the lookout for (more) brains. So when we caught wind of over 10,000 brains congregating in Dublin for a Zombie Walk, our zombies insisted that they make an appearance. Unafraid of the …
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    Why I Suck at Pig Up

    by Jeff Posted on July 28, 2011

    So, in the interest of full disclosure, I will readily admit that today’s post was supposed to be an interview with two of the PopCap designers who made our new Facebook game, Pig Up. If you have not yet seen …
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    3 Things on My Desk

    by Philip Posted on July 27, 2011

    Hello and welcome to our new feature, “3 Things on My Desk.” This is a chance for all of our blog readers (both of you!) to go behind the scenes here and meet a few of the people that make …
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    PopCap Goes to Comic Con 2011!

    by Dana Posted on July 26, 2011

    I have just returned from the magical land known as San Diego Comic Con, and it’s my pleasure to share a little bit of that magic with our BlogRiders. Let’s start by getting this much out of the way: I …
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    Casually Connecting

    by Philip Posted on July 25, 2011

    Last week the Casual Games Association held its annual Casual Connect here in our hometown and… you are there! Okay, we were there but we thought we’d tell you about it. Besides a dynamite presentation by our own Dave Roberts …
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    Owain’s Wish

    by xuyen Posted on July 22, 2011

    Over the past few months a team of PopCap studio designers has been working with an amazing person — 10-year-old Owain Weinert. Owain was diagnosed with pre-B Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia last year and has undergone many difficult treatments. So when …
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    Ask a Zombie

    by Zombie Posted on July 20, 2011

      Dear Zombie, I like to play on the computer, but I get bored easily. What else can I do over the summer? – Bored Brain Dear Bored, Zombie love summer. Long days are perfect for aimless shuffling around town …
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    Pig Up! Is! Here!

    by Jeff Posted on July 19, 2011

    Wait, what? PopCap has a new game? Out now?  Why, I guess we do! Our brand new Facebook game, Pig Up, is officially online and playable right here, right now! Yay! I won’t drone on and on about how to …
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    YETI we can!

    by curtis Posted on July 18, 2011

    One of the coolest parts of life at PopCap is a little group called Team Awesome — their job, in a nutshell, is to make people happy at work. True to form, they recently created a program that allows any …
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